Tyger9791
02-13-2006, 01:42 PM
I know this is a cornsnake forum, but rats are closely related to corns...any help would be greatly appreciated...
On Thursday, I checked on Shadow, my grey rat, to see if he had shed yet. I did not feed him on Tuesday because he was in blue. He had not shed yet on Thursday, but i noticed that when he breathed he had a bit of a rattle sound coming from him. He also sounded kind of weezey. the beginnings of an RI i'm afraid...i upped the temps in his tank as Kathy Love's book suggests.
Unfortunately, the weather here is very cold. outside it was down in the 20s this morning. i'm trying my hardest to keep the temps in his tank up in the 88-92 range. he has a UTH with a rheostat and i'm measuring the temps with a digital thermometer with a probe.
Today, i checked on him, and he still appears like he needs to shed, his eyes arent milky blue anymore. but his skin is fairly dry. should i attempt to soak him? or will this aggravate his RI?
he also wont eat. i tried to feed him today but i dont think he's able to eat. he's breathing through his mouth. how long can he go without food? he's only a few months old.
should i take him to a vet or just wait a week to let the RI work out of his system?
On Thursday, I checked on Shadow, my grey rat, to see if he had shed yet. I did not feed him on Tuesday because he was in blue. He had not shed yet on Thursday, but i noticed that when he breathed he had a bit of a rattle sound coming from him. He also sounded kind of weezey. the beginnings of an RI i'm afraid...i upped the temps in his tank as Kathy Love's book suggests.
Unfortunately, the weather here is very cold. outside it was down in the 20s this morning. i'm trying my hardest to keep the temps in his tank up in the 88-92 range. he has a UTH with a rheostat and i'm measuring the temps with a digital thermometer with a probe.
Today, i checked on him, and he still appears like he needs to shed, his eyes arent milky blue anymore. but his skin is fairly dry. should i attempt to soak him? or will this aggravate his RI?
he also wont eat. i tried to feed him today but i dont think he's able to eat. he's breathing through his mouth. how long can he go without food? he's only a few months old.
should i take him to a vet or just wait a week to let the RI work out of his system?